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KJ ""1 ' ""V"T1' u WEBER STATE COLLEGE o o c DDEN UTAH Volume 40 Issue 26 January 18, 1980 U L Unpaid bill looms as critical CORE issue By Robert Whetten An unpaid bill has arisen as a maior issue in the continuing conflict between Weber State College and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). CORE chairwoman Shirley Thomas said Wednesday that although there are many other problems to be resolved, the confrontation is a direct result of confusion over who should pay a bill of over $3,000. College administration officials refused direct comment about the details of the case, because they claim it could damage the ongoing investigation of CORE by the regional HEW inspector general's office. Reiterate Request They reiterated that their request for investigation resulted from the suspicion that CORE had misused funds WSC work-study program director David Bigelow said he requested the investigation in December only after complaining about regularities to HEW for several months. CORE apparently initiated a black arts humanities program last June. According to the contract, financial aids was to provide 80 per cent of the students' work-study checks and Regents Two Weber State College associate degree vocational programs in food distribution and insurance sales were axed Tuesday by the Utah Board of Regents. The regents met at the Utah Technical College-Salt Lake campus and elected to endorse the higher education commissioner's recommendation that 16 programs state-wide be discontinued or consolidated and that 14 others be continued on probation. Among programs put on probation, with a review in three years, were WSC's bachelors of science program in physics and an associate degree program in carpentry and milling. The regents also directed that Weber State consolidate its bachelor of arts program in French with the bachelors degree programs in German and Spanish into a single bachelor of arts offering in foreign languages. Programs Continue The other nine Weber State vocational and academic CORE was to pay 20 per cent of the total. Marv Castill, director of the Marshall White Center provided office space for the group and offered to pay the other 20 per cent, but when the June checks came out, he said he did not have enough money to pay them. "No Idea" "I had no idea there were so many students," he said. Castill eventually paid for the June checks, but the CORE program had to find another source for the funding. When fall quarter began, the students chose to pay the 20 per cent according to Thomas, in order to keep the program alive. She also claimed she paid most of the summer precentage, but held back money as verbally agreed upon by Mr. Bigelow. In December, however, Thomas was presented with a bill of "over $3,000" to be paid immediately. She claimed when she refused to pay on grounds that she did not owe the money, the pay checks of her employees were withheld, until she threatened to file a complaint. The checks were then released. The controllers office still requested the bill be paid, but this OX programs programs considered by the board were ordered continued. These were among 40 programs across the state that were termed low producing" by the Office of the Commissioner for High Education, but were approved for continuation. Foreign language department chairman Robert Belka said the consolidation of his department is a "happy solution" and that it will cause no changes in the department structure, but instead allow the department to be considered in a more equitable way. 16 Graduate The foreign language department had 16 graduates last year with only nine faculty members, a better graduate to faculty ratio than some other WSC programs not under consideration. The higher education commission, however, conducts a study on programs averaging less than five graduates per year, and the French program alone did not meet its criteria. Belka emphasized that the department has continued to add time over a period of time. Complaint Filed During this same period a complaint was filed with the Civil Rights Office of HEW in Denver, by CORE and Weber State requested an investigation of CORE. The college's official stand has been to consider the cases as being completely separate. "It is our understanding that HEW will complete the investigation of CORE before turning to CORE'S complaint," said assistant to the president Dean Hurst Declines Comment College president Rodney H. Brady declined to comment on specifics of the case when the question arose in a recent student administrator form meeting. He indicated that discussion of the issues is not appropriate at this time because of the serious nature of the changes against CORE and the possibility of endangering the current investigation. Channel 2 television was reportedly to be on campus Thursday afternoon to talk to individuals concerned with the cases. Continued on page 11 varied classes, many of which have been successful. "Physics is now on the upswing," said physics department chairman Richard Hills, whose program will be on probation for the next three years. "We have larger enrollment in all areas and a greater number of majors," he remarked, and added he considers the decision the result of a "routine review." The physics program has had five graduates in the last three years, but Utah State had only 10 during this period, a dry spell for physics. Insurance Discontinued The insurance sales program was discontinued because it has been producing an average of two associate degree graduates a year, while the food distribution program produces six graduates annually. Weber State does not contest any of the commissioner's recommendations and has made appropriate arrangements to carry out program modifications, college president Rodney H. Brady reportedly said. I - "y f. ' . , -'' - f f ; f ' " - ' ' 1 " i , - - - ir--" f - L 1 ... ..,,1 A.iHTM -. STEPPING OUT - Prtno the Peacock, both loved and hated by Weber fans, cavorts with student at Lady Wildcat game. See Tuesday's Signpost for latest scoop on the Big Bird. Photo by Dave Barrett. Information offered on 'Weber By Michael Tupa The one thing you don't hear on the "Weber Beeper" is a beep. What you do hear is the most newsworthy story out of Weber State College on any particular weekday. Howard Noel, formerly of KSL television and radio, and now writer at the News Bureau at WSC is responsible for the public information one hears on the "Beeper" system. This system is set up so that anyone who phones 626-6347 can hear a tape recording of Noel giving a public information news report about an event, statement or future happening pertinent to WSC. Noel puts a new item on the "Beeper" every 24 hours and after Convocation speeches uses the four-minute spot to highlight Inside Today Beeper' what the speaker said which includes taped highlights. , Like a regular reporter, Noel observes happenings an campus and when a potential news item appears, "We do a story on that subject," he said. Radio stations frequently call up to tape the report, especially the local ones, according to Noel. Non-local stations that use and tape the reports include KSL, KSOP, and KWMS. The news story that played the day this story was written concerned a new class being offered at WSC relating to Islamic culture. The actual machine is located in Noel's office, room 313 in the administration building. So if you want the news instead of a beep call the "Beeper." Budget cuts page 3 Editorial page 4 Sports page 9, 10, 11 Theatre casts page 6, 7

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KJ ""1 ' ""V"T1' u WEBER STATE COLLEGE o o c DDEN UTAH Volume 40 Issue 26 January 18, 1980 U L Unpaid bill looms as critical CORE issue By Robert Whetten An unpaid bill has arisen as a maior issue in the continuing conflict between Weber State College and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). CORE chairwoman Shirley Thomas said Wednesday that although there are many other problems to be resolved, the confrontation is a direct result of confusion over who should pay a bill of over $3,000. College administration officials refused direct comment about the details of the case, because they claim it could damage the ongoing investigation of CORE by the regional HEW inspector general's office. Reiterate Request They reiterated that their request for investigation resulted from the suspicion that CORE had misused funds WSC work-study program director David Bigelow said he requested the investigation in December only after complaining about regularities to HEW for several months. CORE apparently initiated a black arts humanities program last June. According to the contract, financial aids was to provide 80 per cent of the students' work-study checks and Regents Two Weber State College associate degree vocational programs in food distribution and insurance sales were axed Tuesday by the Utah Board of Regents. The regents met at the Utah Technical College-Salt Lake campus and elected to endorse the higher education commissioner's recommendation that 16 programs state-wide be discontinued or consolidated and that 14 others be continued on probation. Among programs put on probation, with a review in three years, were WSC's bachelors of science program in physics and an associate degree program in carpentry and milling. The regents also directed that Weber State consolidate its bachelor of arts program in French with the bachelors degree programs in German and Spanish into a single bachelor of arts offering in foreign languages. Programs Continue The other nine Weber State vocational and academic CORE was to pay 20 per cent of the total. Marv Castill, director of the Marshall White Center provided office space for the group and offered to pay the other 20 per cent, but when the June checks came out, he said he did not have enough money to pay them. "No Idea" "I had no idea there were so many students," he said. Castill eventually paid for the June checks, but the CORE program had to find another source for the funding. When fall quarter began, the students chose to pay the 20 per cent according to Thomas, in order to keep the program alive. She also claimed she paid most of the summer precentage, but held back money as verbally agreed upon by Mr. Bigelow. In December, however, Thomas was presented with a bill of "over $3,000" to be paid immediately. She claimed when she refused to pay on grounds that she did not owe the money, the pay checks of her employees were withheld, until she threatened to file a complaint. The checks were then released. The controllers office still requested the bill be paid, but this OX programs programs considered by the board were ordered continued. These were among 40 programs across the state that were termed low producing" by the Office of the Commissioner for High Education, but were approved for continuation. Foreign language department chairman Robert Belka said the consolidation of his department is a "happy solution" and that it will cause no changes in the department structure, but instead allow the department to be considered in a more equitable way. 16 Graduate The foreign language department had 16 graduates last year with only nine faculty members, a better graduate to faculty ratio than some other WSC programs not under consideration. The higher education commission, however, conducts a study on programs averaging less than five graduates per year, and the French program alone did not meet its criteria. Belka emphasized that the department has continued to add time over a period of time. Complaint Filed During this same period a complaint was filed with the Civil Rights Office of HEW in Denver, by CORE and Weber State requested an investigation of CORE. The college's official stand has been to consider the cases as being completely separate. "It is our understanding that HEW will complete the investigation of CORE before turning to CORE'S complaint," said assistant to the president Dean Hurst Declines Comment College president Rodney H. Brady declined to comment on specifics of the case when the question arose in a recent student administrator form meeting. He indicated that discussion of the issues is not appropriate at this time because of the serious nature of the changes against CORE and the possibility of endangering the current investigation. Channel 2 television was reportedly to be on campus Thursday afternoon to talk to individuals concerned with the cases. Continued on page 11 varied classes, many of which have been successful. "Physics is now on the upswing," said physics department chairman Richard Hills, whose program will be on probation for the next three years. "We have larger enrollment in all areas and a greater number of majors," he remarked, and added he considers the decision the result of a "routine review." The physics program has had five graduates in the last three years, but Utah State had only 10 during this period, a dry spell for physics. Insurance Discontinued The insurance sales program was discontinued because it has been producing an average of two associate degree graduates a year, while the food distribution program produces six graduates annually. Weber State does not contest any of the commissioner's recommendations and has made appropriate arrangements to carry out program modifications, college president Rodney H. Brady reportedly said. I - "y f. ' . , -'' - f f ; f ' " - ' ' 1 " i , - - - ir--" f - L 1 ... ..,,1 A.iHTM -. STEPPING OUT - Prtno the Peacock, both loved and hated by Weber fans, cavorts with student at Lady Wildcat game. See Tuesday's Signpost for latest scoop on the Big Bird. Photo by Dave Barrett. Information offered on 'Weber By Michael Tupa The one thing you don't hear on the "Weber Beeper" is a beep. What you do hear is the most newsworthy story out of Weber State College on any particular weekday. Howard Noel, formerly of KSL television and radio, and now writer at the News Bureau at WSC is responsible for the public information one hears on the "Beeper" system. This system is set up so that anyone who phones 626-6347 can hear a tape recording of Noel giving a public information news report about an event, statement or future happening pertinent to WSC. Noel puts a new item on the "Beeper" every 24 hours and after Convocation speeches uses the four-minute spot to highlight Inside Today Beeper' what the speaker said which includes taped highlights. , Like a regular reporter, Noel observes happenings an campus and when a potential news item appears, "We do a story on that subject," he said. Radio stations frequently call up to tape the report, especially the local ones, according to Noel. Non-local stations that use and tape the reports include KSL, KSOP, and KWMS. The news story that played the day this story was written concerned a new class being offered at WSC relating to Islamic culture. The actual machine is located in Noel's office, room 313 in the administration building. So if you want the news instead of a beep call the "Beeper." Budget cuts page 3 Editorial page 4 Sports page 9, 10, 11 Theatre casts page 6, 7